Promzona

Bishkek


High-quality live bands and dancing without the strict dress codes of the more central clubs. A taxi from town costs around 200som.


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Nearby Bishkek attractions

1. Victory Square

3.26 MILES

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the end of WWII, this monument is designed to evoke three symbolic yurt struts curving above an eternal flame. It…

2. Kuznechnaya Fortress

3.31 MILES

All but disappeared now, this historic Кузнечная крепость (Blacksmith's fortress) site was the location of an early-1800s Kokhand fortification, built…

3. Circus

3.41 MILES

The peculiar architecture of the Kyrgyz Circus, in what looks like a 1950s UFO, stands out on the far edge of Victory Square.

4. State Museum of Fine Arts

3.51 MILES

Collections of Kyrgyz embroidery and felt rugs, a splendid variety of paintings, and rotating exhibitions of local and international touring works all…

5. Gapar Aitiev Studio Museum

3.54 MILES

Run by the son of the legend himself, this was once the working studio of Kyrgyz National Artist Gapar Aitiev. It will be of interest to visitors with a…

6. Statue of Kurmanjan Datka

3.69 MILES

Dedicated to the 'Queen of the Alay', this 19th-century stateswoman and tribal leader was famous in Kyrgyzstan long before being featured in a 2014 film…

7. Dubovy Park

3.7 MILES

Where wide, green Erkindik (Freedom) Ave enters this pleasant central park, artists sell a range of locally themed paintings. There's a small open-air…

8. Nissa Art Salon

3.72 MILES

Originally built as the St Nicholas Cathedral, the steeple was removed and this space converted to an art museum during the Soviet period. The building…